In a tense 3-2 vote, Buncombe County commissioners Tuesday night voted for the route known as Alternative 3 for the Interstate 26 Connector route through Asheville.
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At Buncombe commissioners meeting, a Twitter-fest
Mountain Xpress will be covering the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners’ meeting tonight, and we’re inviting all you citizen journalists to join us.
Former planning director submits I-26 report to Buncombe County ***UPDATED***
A report by former Asheville planning director Scott Shuford comparing the impact of I-26 connector alternatives says the plan drafted by the Asheville Design Center will have the most overall impact on several surrounding areas.
Buncombe County Commissioners preview: I-26 cometh
In its regular meeting Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 6, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners is set for a close vote on the controversial matter of which I-26 alternative to endorse.
Newman: County vote for alternative 3 for I-26 connector would send “mixed message”
Asheville City Council member Brownie Newman says a county resolution in support of any other plan would undercut the weight of the City Council’s endorsement of alternative 4B and send the message of “a divided community.”
Only connect: An I-26 primer
As the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners gears up to endorse a plan for the future I-26 connector at its Jan. 6 meeting, Xpress offers a look at our coverage of many aspects of this controversial issue.
Chamber-backed I-26 plan would demolish Burton St. homes
Alternative 3, a plan for the future I-26 connector backed by the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce and some Buncombe County commissioners, would demolish about 25 houses in the predominantly African-American Burton Street neighborhood, leaving 13 others nearby facing a sound wall.
Buncombe County on a search for office, court space
Buncombe County officials are studying everything from leasing mall space to building a new building to fill an urgent need for more office and courtroom space.
Commissioners postpone I-26 meeting until Jan. 6
A technicality forced the Buncombe County commissioners to postpone a meeting on their preferred route for the much-disputed Interstate 26 Connector. On Dec. 16, the commissioners narrowly voted to delay endorsing one of the four potential routes for connector, as requested by the state Department of Transportation. The controversial project has been in the works […]
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Parkside “zombie” returns; activists want eminent domain In a rare 3-2 vote, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners narrowly agreed to delay endorsing one of the remaining options for the controversial I-26 connector until more information has come in. But less than 48 hours later, Commissioner K. Ray Bailey changed his mind, joining forces with […]
Buncombe Commissioners cancel Tuesday meeting on I-26
The meeting, scheduled to allow the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners to make their recommendation for the I-26 connector design, has been canceled, with the board now planning to decide on the matter Jan. 6
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Buncombe County Board of Commissioners’ Dec. 16 meeting
County puts $35 million social services building and parking deck project on hold
Buncombe County officials have halted plans to add 50,000 square feet of space to the county’s Department of Social Services building on Coxe Avenue. A 650-space parking deck planned in conjunction with that expansion has also been put on hold.
Commissioners will hold special meeting on I-26 connector
Buncombe County Commissioner K. Ray Bailey, who cast the deciding vote to delay an endorsement of a plan for the future I-26 connector at the board’s Tuesday night meeting, has now called for a special meeting to resolve the matter—and he’s got the support to do it. The meeting will be at noon next Tuesday, Dec. 23.
Buncombe County Commissioners preview: Dec. 16 meeting
Tomorrow is the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners last meeting of the year, with one major item, endorsing a plan for the I-26 connector, on the agenda. But expect the Parkside issue, due to the recently approved demolition of the Hayes & Hopson building, to come up as well.
Buncombe Commissioners
Time to televise public comment? County staff: no new CTS contamination It was the new Buncombe County Board of Commissioners’ first meeting. Newcomers K. Ray Bailey (the former president of A-B Tech) and Holly Jones, (late of the Asheville City Council) had been sworn in the day before, along with new Chair David Gantt. (Although […]
Buncombe Commissioners
The new Buncombe County Board of Commissioners’ first meeting was held Dec. 2.
Buncombe’s new Commish sworn in
The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners has some fresh faces, as new commissioners Holly Jones and K. Ray Bailey, along with new Chair David Gantt (formerly the vice chair) were sworn in this morning before a brief organizational meeting.
Buncombe County Commissioners preview: Dec. 2 meeting
It will be the first meeting of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners with new commissioners K. Ray Bailey and Holly Jones, and the first with David Gantt as the chair. It’s a light one, however, with a conservation easement, the selection of a conference delegate and a few board appointments making up the agenda.
New Buncombe commissioners will be sworn in Monday
K. Ray Bailey and Holly Jones will be sworn in as members of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners Monday, Dec. 1, at 10 a.m. in the Planning Conference Room at 30 Valley St. Current Vice Chair David Gantt will be sworn in as chair.
Buncombe Commissioners
DOT to include alternative 4b in connector study County gets clean bill of financial health Board bids farewell to Ramsey, Young Nov. 18 was the last meeting for Buncombe County Board of Commissioners Chair Nathan Ramsey and longtime Commissioner David Young. Nonetheless, the board had some major business to deal with. Foremost was a proposal […]